AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Duration
10 Months
Prerequisites
Algebra I and two years of high-school science, with labs
Requirements
None
Course Summary
AP Environmental Science provides students with a global view of their world and their role in it. It examines the scientific principles and concepts required to understand the interrelationships between ocean, land, and atmosphere that guide the natural world and allow Earth to be a planet suitable for life. Laboratory activities within the course support their learning of these relationships through reflective, hands-on, or virtual experiences.
MAJOR TOPICS AND CONCEPTS
Semester 1
- Ecosystems
- Biodiversity and Populations
- Earth Systems
- Natural Resources
Semester 2
- Energy Resources
- Air Pollution
- Water and Land Pollution
- Global Change
English 
